Chapter 30: Leaving Qingzhou.

Qingzhou City was now full of ruins. It had been ravaged by the beast tide.

Many buildings had collapsed, and many families had been destroyed. The entire city was in a miserable state.

Fortunately, the Beast Tide did not last for too long. Later on, many foreign experts from the East Sea Prefecture appeared in the city to help exterminate the Demonic Beasts. Thus, Qingzhou City did not suffer too much. However, it would probably take a long time for the city to completely recover.

Moreover, after the beast tide had passed, the earthquake in Qingzhou City was far from stopping.

After the return of Qingzhou Academy and General Qin Shuai, it was said that the vice chief of the East Sea Prefecture was very unhappy. In a fit of rage, he commanded his people to destroy General Qin Shuai's powers.

However, a disguised cultivator rescued General Qin. The knights of the Dark Qilin Knighthood were enraged with what Xia Fan tried to do. They attacked Xia Fan's group without regards of their lives. However, they were brutally suppressed by the combined army of East Sea Prefecture, the Qingzhou Guards under the control of the City Lord, and the Murong Chamber of Commerce. Many of them ended up in a miserable state, and the Dark Qilin Knighthood, the guardian of the City of Qingzhou, became a thing of the past.

After that, City Lord Wei Meng was transferred away from Qingzhou City, and the leader of the Murong Chamber of Commerce, Murong Yunshan, took over Wei Meng's position and became the leader of Qingzhou City.

Many people were not happy about this. There were many rumors circulating in the city that there were relics left behind by Emperor Ye Qing in Mount Tianyao. The powerful cultivators of the East Sea Prefecture who had been arriving at Mount Tianyao seemed to have confirmed this rumor. However, those who went to Mount Tianyao all returned empty-handed. Some were halfway there, while others were close to the relics. Rumor had it that the vice chief of the East Sea Prefecture teamed up with the City Lord and the Murong Chamber of Commerce to clear a path to Mount Tianyao and forced the Qingzhou Academy and General Qin Shuai together with the Dark Qilin Knighthood to attack Mount Tianyao.

When such a rumor spread out, one could imagine how dissatisfied everyone was. Many people who have a good relationship with the Qingzhou Academy we're angry at the Murong family. Some people who are close to General Qin Shuai even expressed their dissatisfaction.

But it was useless. The Murong Chamber of Commerce was one of the top forces in Qingzhou City, and now that they held the power of the City Lord, who dared to go up against them? Furthermore, he had the support of the vice chief of the East Sea Prefecture. The people of the City of Qingzhou could only complain behind his back, but they could not change anything.

Even the holy land of the City of Qingzhou, the Qingzhou Academy, did not say anything. Without the support from the Dark Qilin Knighthood, and General Qin Shuai, the Academy's power will not be comparable to the Murong Chamber of Commerce and it's backing.

In the mansion of the Ye family in Qingzhou City, a Black Wind Eagle descended from the sky. After dropping off three figures, it spread its wings and soared into the sky, circling above Qingzhou City.

Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Hua Fengliu appeared at the Ye Clan. After Ye Futian got the inheritance, he and the other two left the mountain so quickly as they were worried about their family.

But when they returned, Ye Futian's heart continued to sink. At this moment, the Ye Clan's residence had been reduced to ruins. It was a mess, and no one was in sight.

"Father, Mother." Ye Futian ran towards the mansion where his parents lived. The house had collapsed and everything was empty.

"Godfather." There was a hint of sadness in Ye Futian's voice. Still, no one answered. Yu Sheng was also running around, his eyes red.

What had happened? What had happened to the Ye family?

Ye Futian was very scared. He was not even this scared when he jumped into the canyon on Mount Tianyao.

"Ye Futian!" Just then, someone called out to him. He turned around and saw a beautiful figure running towards him. Her beautiful body jumped into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"You're still alive, you're still alive …" The girl's eyes were red, her tears dripping onto his clothes.

"Qingxue, what about my family? Do you know what happened to them?"Ye Futian helped the girl up. Feng Qingxue wiped away her tears. Her pretty face was slightly red. She lowered her head and said, "Uncle Ye and the others are fine. My father asked me to tell you that they moved away from the City of Qingzhou. He asked you not to worry about them."

"He didn't say where they went?" Ye Futian let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, nothing had happened.

Feng Qingxue shook her head and said, "My father also asked me not to tell anyone. Uncle Ye and the others left quietly. He was afraid that you would be worried, so he asked him to tell you."

Ye Futian froze, then looked up at the sky and cursed, "Ye Baichuan, you bastard."

His eyes were red. As smart as he was, how could he not know that there was something wrong with his family? He and his godfather both had secrets. Now that the family had disappeared in the background of the beast tide, Ye Futian knew that it was to hide those secrets that no one knew.

From now on, there would be no Ye Clan in the City of Qingzhou.

The East Sea was vast and boundless. Where would he go to find them?

It was obvious that they did not want him to find them.

"Qingxue, did you see my brother?" Ye Futian suddenly remembered his brother. They parted ways on Mount Tianyao a few days ago. By now, he should have returned here.

"He did come over. However, he left as soon as he saw this empty place." Feng Qingxue briefed Ye Futian about his brother.

Ye Futian felt a little sad. His brother didn't even wait for him. Where did this brother of him gone off to? Did he go after their family? Ye Futian was lost in thought for a time. A second later, he shook his head.

"Qingxue, how is the City of Qingzhou now? Did the people from the East Sea Prefecture leave?" Ye Futian asked. If Xia Fan had not left, then he had to be careful.

"Xia Fan and the others left, and so did the people of Heiyan City. Qingzhou Academy was greatly weakened. General Qin Shuai was almost crippled by Xia Fan's group. However, someone managed to rescue him. As for the Dark Qilin Knighthood, they were destroyed by Xia Fan, the City Lord's Office, and the Murong Chamber of Commerce. Right now, the current City Lord of Qingzhou City is Murong Yunshan." Feng Qingxue said in one breath.

"General Qin Shuai was almost crippled? And the Dark Qilin Knighthood were destroyed?" Ye Futian's heart trembled.

"Yes." Feng Qingxue nodded. Ye Futian's eyes were extremely cold. The protector of the City of Qingzhou, Dark Qilin Knighthood had been destroyed by the vice chief of the East Sea Prefecture.

Those important people had absolute power and authority. They played with people's lives as they pleased. If it were not for Ye Huang's help, Ye Futian would have died on Mount Tianyao.

"Do you have any plans for the future? Do you want to stay at my house?" Feng Qingxue's voice was crisp and clear. She looked at Ye Futian expectantly.

Ye Futian looked at Feng Qingxue. Seeing his eyes, the girl's face immediately turned red.

"No, I might leave the City of Qingzhou," Ye Futian said. Feng Qingxue froze. Her heart skipped a beat. "Where are you going?"

"To do what I have to do," Ye Futian smiled. "Qingxue, it's time for me to go. You should go home too. Say goodbye to Uncle Feng for me. Take care of yourselves in the future."

With that, Ye Futian walked back towards Hua Fengliu, and Yu Sheng. He was about to left the place.

Feng Qingxue was still standing there, watching Ye Futian's back. Suddenly, she shouted, "Ye Futian!"

Ye Futian turned around to look at her.

"I like you," the girl said loudly, mustering her courage.

Ye Futian looked at the girl and a bright smile bloomed in his eyes. He said, "I know. Who wouldn't like someone like me? Don't miss me too much in the future."

With that, he turned around and walked away. Feng Qingxue's tears flowed down. She squatted on the ground and cried.

Ye Futian did not stop. He was afraid that his heart would soften and he would not be able to bear to leave. After all, Feng Qingxue was very pretty.

"If I was not looking, would you go after her?" Hua Fengliu asked on Ye Futian's back.

"How could that be? I only got my eyes after Fox." Ye Futian answered his question with a straight face.

Hua Fengliu rolled his eyes when he saw this shameless youth. "How did someone as shameless as you manage to trick my daughter?"

"Looks," Ye Futian said.

"…" Hua Fengliu was speechless. "It seems like I need to talk to Jieyu about this."

"Father-in-law, I was wrong," Ye Futian quickly apologized. Hua Fengliu smiled with satisfaction.

"Where are we going now?" Hua Fengliu asked.

"To kill someone," Ye Futian replied.

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In the sky above Qingzhou Academy, a Black Wind Condor circled around. Its sharp eyes were fixed on the Earth Pavilion of Qingzhou Academy.

The Black Wind Eagle did not seem to be able to find the person it was looking for. It continued to circle in the sky until a group of people walked out of the Earth Elemental Palace and headed towards a restaurant outside of Qingzhou Academy. Only then did the Black Wind Eagle fly away, not attracting the attention of the people below.

Next, the Black Wind Eagle flew towards the Murong family mansion. As it arrived at the place, it saw the mansion had collapsed, and turned into ruin. There were many sign of a fight has taken place.

The eagle landed not too far from the mansion, and three figures stepped down from it's back. These three are Ye Futian, Yu Sheng and Hua Fengliu.

"Looks like someone has the same idea as you." Hua Fengliu gazed at the ruined Murong mansion. Some people were also looking at the ruins and discussed with each other.

"That's what they get for helping those people of East Sea Prefecture, to bring harm to our Qingzhou City."

"Did they think that no one is going to retaliate to them? See, their mansion got destroyed."

"I heard that Murong Yunshan is killed, and his children also received the same fate."

"I heard that too. Moreover, General Qin Shuai replaced him as the new City Lord."

"Who do you think is guy or the group that destroyed the Murong family?"

"Actually, some people saw the one who caused this."

"Who is it?"

"Someone saw a man in disguise attacked the mansion. They said that although he was disguised, his stature looked like a young man."

Listening to their discussion, the three were astonished. Ye Futian was wondering who is this your they are talking about.

"Master, do you know anyone that meet those criteria?" Ye Futian asked Hua Fengliu.

"I have my guess." Hua Fengliu thought of someone who helped him restore his cultivation. However, it just a guess. "You no longer have any reason to be here. Let's go."

Ye Futian nodded. They climbed back on the Black Wind Eagle, and the bird then fly away.

...

On the coast of Qingzhou City, a huge ship sailed further and further away until it disappeared from sight.

On the coast, two people quietly stood there, watching as the ship disappeared. The waves continued to crash, creating loud rumbling sounds. The sea wind whistled, constantly blowing on these two. One of the two is an old man with white hair. The other one is a youth in disguise.

"Your brother and Yu Sheng are leaving the Qingzhou City." The old man spoke to the youth while looking at the slowly disappearing ship. "Are you going with the family or will you follow after those two?"

"I won't go with the family. However, I will not follow those two." The youth replied.

"Where will you go?"

"I will follow my own path."

The old man nodded, and stopped asking.

"Goodbye Godfather. Take care of yourself. Also, send my regards to father and mother."

The youth bowed to the old man. After that, he levitated on air. He floated higher and higher until he could see the overall picture of the Qingzhou City and it's surrounding place. After that, he picked the East Sea direction and fly away.

The old man was still standing on the coast. He looked for a moment at the youth who gradually vanished in the distance. A gust of wind came, and the old man disappeared instantly.

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A/N: Hei guys. The Qingzhou Arc has ended. After this, I might write another story which will be off-track from Ye Futian's journey. Hopefully, I could make out something good for you guys.

On another note, I would like to thank everyone for your willingness to read this novel. Especially to fellow daois Samsara, thank you for your stone gift. Hope you all enjoy reading.

With that, thank you and regards,

~Thundertroy~